Morton and Gorham win holiday tourney title in Centralia
Morton of Cicero captured the Centralia Holiday Invitational crown over unbeaten Lincoln 57 40. Marion finished fourth after a playoff loss to Tilden Tech 60 48 with Vandalia Centralia and Belleville also placing in the consolation bracket. Kent of Marion and Makovsky headlined a strong field as Morton showed state title potential.
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South Seven Against Robinson at Frankfort
Robinson and Mt. Vernon reach the Egyptian holiday tournament semifinals at West Frankfort after decisive quarterfinal wins. Harrisburg edges Herrin 57 47 and West Frankfort rallies to beat Carmi 51 38, with Mt. Vernon’s big lineup dominating Eldorado in the afternoon session.
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West Frankfort Tops Carmi To Reach Semi Finals
West Frankfort led 35-31 after three, then held off Carmi 11 unanswered points to pull ahead 51-37 as Matchek and Durham fueled a late run with key free throws. Carmi’s B Moore scored seven, Brown garbed 18, in a matchup that sets Mt Vernon versus Robinson and West Frankfort versus Harrisburg in the semifinals.
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Mustang Rally Edges Attucks In Final Quarter
Gorham Mustangs defeated Carbondale Attucks 46 43 in the Attucks tournament. Morgan led Gorham early with 10 points before foul trouble and an ankle sprain limited him. Norman and Linford Thomas led Attucks with strong scoring while Heins and Morgan drew many fouls. Trico beat Hurst Bush 39 35 in the consolation.
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East St. Louis Thunders Past Johnston City 81 42
East St. Louis defeated Johnston City 81 to 42 in the East St. Louis tournament final. Pick Dehner led a fast start with a 30 to 14 first period as the Flyers built a large halftime lead. Johnston City's first loss in five games came amid tough guard play and partial reserves in the third quarter.
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Southern Illinois Fails To Upset Murray At Metropolis
Southern Illinois nearly defeated unbeaten Murray 76 61 at Metropolis as Ben Purcell Mt Vernon led a late scoring surge with 21 points. SIU trailed by two at halftime and led briefly in the second half, but Murray pulled away in the final minutes. The next game is January 2 at Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau
Referee Decision Reverses Tilden Lincoln Semi Final Finish
In a tense finish at Tilden Tech, a late Peters basket for Lincoln was ruled after time expired due to crowd noise and a timer's miscue. Lincoln claimed the score, while Centralia officials halted the dispute as Lincoln secured the win.
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Murphysboro
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Pro Basketball Results From National Leagues
The Associated Press reports last night’s NBA results with Indianapolis 112 and Tri Cities in action, Boston at New York and Syracuse at Baltimore. Washington clashed with Rochester, Louisville faced Waterloo.
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Boxing results and football background notes from 1950s reports
Fights last night in New York Berlin and Goteborg feature knockouts involving Gene Hariston J T Ross Gene Jones Wilson Kohlbrecher Elis Ask. Defensive end Harold Loehlein arrives at West Point from Nagoya Japan after serving in the Army of Occupation. The Rams Yanks lines average 212 pounds. Bob Blaik son of Earl Blaik wins major letters in multiple sports at the Academy. Bowdoin schedule notes Williams as the newest opponent in the 1950 football slate. 25 meetings to date.
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Dodgers Shakeup Drama Sparks Confusion
A terse report notes a Dolgers related upheaval with a two year old former Cindy boss described as possessing one of the finest damaged minds now being worked. The piece hints at a misleading gesture and ongoing internal tensions.
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Murphysboro Varsity Beats Alumni 42 38 in Dedication Game
Murphysboro Red Devils secure their first win of the year defeating the Alumni 42 to 38 in a special gym dedication at Murphysboro’s new concrete sunken bowl arena. About 2,000 fans attended as Frankie Robinson and Bill Burgess led the Yellow squad with 16 and 13 points.
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Beace-St Paul to Open 48th American Congress Tour
The 48th American Congress tournament opens in Carbondale with teams from Saint Paul Minnesota listed among the participants. Details on dates and matchups are incomplete in the fragment, but the event centers on a national gathering and competition in a Beace-St Paul context.
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